Even though both stories Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Have You Been, Where Are You Going?” and Flannery O’Connor’s “ A Good Man is Hard to Find” have a very different plot, the characters in both stories are common and characterize by good vs. evil. The main characters have the same attitude towards the stories and results in the same conclusion to both stories. Because of the similarities, both stories convey the readers to find themselves lost in world of anxiety, horror, and realistic through tones and structures.
In “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, the grandmother considers herself superior to others by her being a lady "Her collars and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at her necklace she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet" the author describes the way that the grandmother dresses is neat because she wants to look …show more content…
She always makes fun of her older sister and constantly having conflict with her mother because she thinks she's superior. Her concerns are typically immature, she cares about her looks, listens to music, hangs out with her friends, flirts with boys, and express her sexuality just like most teenagers. She feels great when she finds out that boys find her attractive. Connie has a particular manner of dressing, walking, and laughing that make her sexually appealing. She behaves one way in her home and an entirely different when she is elsewhere. When she is at home, she doesn't express her sexuality. However, Arnold Friend’s arrival at her house forces her two sides to join together. In a way, Connie confused whether she should be happy or scare that Arnold invites her for a ride. She scares because she's alone and not around her friends. She doesn't know if she should be happy that Arnold Friend finds her attractive because he looks too old in Connie's
In “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, the grandmother considers herself superior to others by her being a lady "Her collars and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace and at her necklace she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet" the author describes the way that the grandmother dresses is neat because she wants to look …show more content…
She always makes fun of her older sister and constantly having conflict with her mother because she thinks she's superior. Her concerns are typically immature, she cares about her looks, listens to music, hangs out with her friends, flirts with boys, and express her sexuality just like most teenagers. She feels great when she finds out that boys find her attractive. Connie has a particular manner of dressing, walking, and laughing that make her sexually appealing. She behaves one way in her home and an entirely different when she is elsewhere. When she is at home, she doesn't express her sexuality. However, Arnold Friend’s arrival at her house forces her two sides to join together. In a way, Connie confused whether she should be happy or scare that Arnold invites her for a ride. She scares because she's alone and not around her friends. She doesn't know if she should be happy that Arnold Friend finds her attractive because he looks too old in Connie's